Planning application
The Retreat 8 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JW
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
T1 Hawthorn - fell to near ground level
As published by the council, reference 21/00314/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00314/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 5 Feb 2021
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2021
- Decided
- 8 Mar 2021
- Ward
- Downs And Mereworth
- Parish
- Birling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 5JW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
5 Feb 2021
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
-
8 Mar 2021
Decision issued: No Objection
-
29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens at appeal
This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tonbridge and Malling to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
Rowan House 10 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JW
Non material amendment to planning permission TM/22/00544/FL Single storey rear extension, new front entrance canopy, extension of driveway and external alterations. Proposed amendment to add a flat skylight/rooflight window into the ceiling of the extension area. This would be in the centre of the room and the size would be 1 metre by 2 metres
Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1Small domestic -
Rowan House 10 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JW
Single storey rear extension, new front entrance canopy, extension of driveway and external alterations
Granted Full applications Extension 10 docsSmall domestic -
Land Opposite The Close At Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: use of adjoining land and building to property as a domestic garden incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse for an uninterrupted period since 2001
Decided Lawful development 18 docsDomestic -
1 Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JF
Single storey pitched roof rear extension with internal alterations
Granted Full applications Extension 18 docsSmall domestic -
3, Ryarsh Road, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JW
T1 Ash, Reduce to height of garage approx 7m (poor specimen) G1 2 x Ash, Remove to ground (poor specimens)
Granted Trees 4 docs -
19, Ryarsh Road, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JW
T1 (Applicants ref) Yew and T2 (Applicants ref) Bay- Pollard both trees
Granted Trees 4 docs
Other tree works applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
-
26/01206/TPOC Granted
9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.
-
26/00809/TPOC Granted
1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR
1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.
-
25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.
-
26/00963/TPOC Granted
Tonbridge Chambers Pembury Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2HZ
1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Canopy lift to 5 m above the road and lateral reduction on southern side to give building 3 m clearance. T1 of Tree Preservation Order
-
26/00683/TPOC Granted
Four Seasons Park Labour In Vain Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7PA
1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T1) - Fell. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order